Scale of ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march shows free speech ‘alive and well’ in UK, says minister – UK politics live

Peter Kyle said he was not ‘disturbed’ by huge Tommy Robinson-organised far-right protest but condemns violence against the police

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said the pockets of violence at the protest yesterday were “completely unacceptable”.

In a post on X thanking the Metropolitan police for its work, he wrote:

My thanks go to all the officers policing protests today. Most protestors were peaceful, but a number of officers were assaulted and arrests have been made.

Violence and attacking police officers is completely unacceptable.